popël

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pēpli, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (to sliver, split off, splinter off), apparently also the source of Old English popel (pebble). Cognate to Ancient Greek (Hes.) πέλλα λίθος (pélla líthos) and Old High German fels (rock). An Albanian formation with (broken) reduplication.

Noun

popël f

  1. clod, pebble, boulder, rock, stone
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